Spectrum Science - a GHMC Company is a London-based health and life-science communications and marketing agency supporting pharmaceutical, biotech, and other life-science organizations. Its integrated services span advertising, medical communications, consulting, media, and clinical-trial engagement, with work focused on clinical-trial recruitment and retention, strategic brand development, marketing communications, and data-informed media across the product and company lifecycle. The agency brings together a 201–500-person team serving clients globally and hires across healthcare, consulting, and marketing functions.
Senior Vice President, Brand Strategy - Hybrid, United States
Lead insight-led healthcare brand strategy for pharmaceutical, biotech, and consumer clients. Shape integrated programs, executive partnerships, growth opportunities, and the development of senior strategy talent.
Description
- Own brand positioning, audience strategy, value propositions, messaging frameworks, and integrated brand plans
- Convert business, market, competitive, cultural, behavioral, patient, HCP, and stakeholder insights into evidence-based recommendations
- Carry strategy from creative development and activation through customer experience, communications, and measurement
- Spot strategic opportunities arising from changes in healthcare, science, culture, technology, and audience behavior
- Counsel senior and executive client stakeholders across complex, high-value relationships
- Facilitate strategic conversations, workshops, presentations, and planning engagements
- Strengthen senior client relationships and uncover opportunities to expand strategic partnerships
- Collaborate with Creative, Communications, CTX, Media, Analytics, and specialist teams on connected omnichannel strategies
- Bring internal and external stakeholders into alignment on strategic direction and priorities
- Ensure strategic recommendations become integrated execution, measurable results, and meaningful client impact
- Pursue organic growth opportunities and lead or contribute to new-business pitches and agency points of view
- Advance the use of AI, analytics, research, and emerging technologies in strategy work
- Lead, coach, and develop members of the strategy team
- Establish standards for strategic quality, collaboration, accountability, and client leadership
- Mentor senior professionals and make resourcing decisions based on performance, retention, and business needs
- Cultivate a collaborative, high-performing culture as teams and scopes expand
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, business, psychology, sociology, or a related field is required
- An advanced degree is preferred
- At least 15 years of experience in brand strategy, communications strategy, marketing strategy, strategic planning, consulting, or a related field
- Substantial experience in agency, consulting, healthcare, life sciences, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or integrated marketing settings
- Track record of leading strategy for large, complex, or high-value client relationships, ideally across a full communications pillar or comparable integrated portfolio
- Demonstrated ability to advise executive stakeholders and influence business and brand decisions
- Strong command of brand strategy, audience and behavioral insights, market dynamics, integrated customer experience, research, analytics, and emerging strategy tools
- Experience leading multidisciplinary teams, developing senior talent, and linking strategy to measurable client impact, retention, and organic growth
Benefits
- Flexible, remote-friendly work arrangements with office, fully remote, or hybrid options across the United States
- Monthly reimbursement for mobile phone expenses
- Flexible paid time off
- Company holidays, voting time, jury duty, and bereavement leave
- Sabbatical program available after seven years of service
- Thirteen weeks of paid parental leave, including adoption and foster-care placement
- Ongoing learning and development through the proprietary Greatest Potential Self talent program
- Tuition reimbursement programs
- In-house one-to-one coaching with talent and productivity assessments
- Employee referral bonus
- Medical concierge services
- Comprehensive onboarding with accessible conversations involving leadership
- 401(k) plan with company matching
- One-to-one financial coaching and education
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Science-backed meditation and mindfulness resources through Headspace